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Started by FaireMare, May 18, 2008, 07:50:47 PM

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Valida

Picture at some point soon!

NAME: Valida, the disgrunteled 14th century milk maid. Mundanely known as Gail
Joined RF: Lurker for a long time, but just joined 
Board "title" :  None yet
Participation At Faire:  Seven years or so as a playtron at GLMF
Garbing Experience: Just started- so far I have a chemise & skirt, and have hemmed/taken in a dress that was given to me. Many other things planned or in the works Other sewing experience includes PJ pants, scrub top, pillow. Novice? Why yes!   

Aernn

Picture Coming soon hopefully.

NAME: Aernn Cigfrin Cadwr
Joined RF: A few months back on the old forum, though didn't post much 
Board "title" :  Don't have one
Participation At Faire:  Playtron for my 7th year at the Colorado Renaissance Festival
Garbing Experience:  Not much garbing experience.  Made a sash, re-trimmed a skirt, made a pin cushion, a favor sash/hanger, and currently trying to work on my first full project.  Do have a good eye for how things go together and for customizing patterns, though no real experience to support it.
All know that only bards and pregnant women need ever explain themselves ~ Unknown (otherwise saying, can't remember)

LordPaulet


(im the pink and blue one....oh wait...umm the male....) :D

NAME:   Lord Paulet, LP, Noah A.
Joined RF:  long time ago?
Board "title" :   Guy who dissappears for months on end...
Participation At Faire: Siouxland, Riverssance, MNRF patron, KCRF paytron, several other area faires when I can.  When at Siouxland I play Francois, Duke of Anjou.  At Riverssance and most other faires I play Austin Tatious, Duke of Denbigh, Viscount of Vanity, Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, and Keeper of the Great Wardrobe. AKA a Fop
Garbing Expereience:  All self taught.  I for some reason have a crazy nack for sewing.  been sewing for the past 5 years.  Do mostly Renaissance mens clothing for nobility.  I have a comission here and there from friends for full garb...but do mostly for myself

QueenofDragons

Name-Beverly  aka QueenofDragons, other aliases include Frankenstitches and BevyCrocker
Joined-just now! Lurked before
Board Title-not yet
Participation at Faires-I'm a very good customer and spectator ;)  At the Pirate Festival, I was tagged as a staff 3x, so that made my day!  Always looking for more close to home.
Garbing Experience-been sewing almost 10 yrs, crocheting about 1, took a few years off to spawn.   
Neither the chemise nor the bodice in this photo were made by me though.


TiaLD77

#49

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16972716@N04/2612534325/ (if that didn't work)

Name: TiaLD77/ Temair (SCA)/ Tia (Mundane)
Joined: 2005 I think
Board Title: Mistress Of Thingamabobs & Dooflickies
Participation at Faire: Playtron PARF & PGRF for roughly 3 years, I hope to attend Wild rose faire this year in Erie PA.
Garbing Experience: Been sewing mostly for SCA events the past year, have completed, The Red Italian (pictured above) A blue working Italian, Blue Houpplande, Am currently working on Persian H/A, & Various Garb for My Fiance which he rarely wears  >:(

I want to play with your head like a drunk kitten:)

Lady Caroline

#50
NAME:  Lady Caroline
Joined RF:  July 08
Board "title" :  Don't have one yet.
Participation At Faire:  So far, only Casa Loma in Toronto.  But from now until October, I will visit GLMF, Milton Pirate Fest, Sterling, MRF, Ohio Ren Fest, and Royal Medieval fair in Waterloo.
Garbing Expereience: Just this blue outfit for GLMF(sorry I do not know how to shrink photos).  Am hoping to make a different one for each faire :)  BIG thank you goes out to all you lovely lords and ladies for answering my sewing inquiries.


Naween

#51
NAME:  "Naween" on the forum boards (If anyone actually recognizes where that name came from I may have to buy them a glass of mead if we run into each other at faire), but "Lady Garadeaux" at Faire. Last name is a combination of mine and m'lord's last names. ;)  Actual First name is Roberta, My faire first name is still TBD.

Joined RF:  August of 2007, thanks to the Wonderful Baron for approaching us at the Mead Booth!
Board "title" :  None.
Participation At Faire:  First year at MNRF last year as a playtron. It was awesome!

Garbing experience: My sister has her Bachelor's of Science in Human Ecology, Clothing and Textiles, so I've learned everything from her. Normally I get her to make stuff, but as she works for Silver Jeans, AND 35 hours a week part time for a suit store (Moore's), AND sews grad/wedding clothign on the side, I've decided to test out what she's taught me making garb. "Lord Garadeaux" makes his own, which means we right for sewing machine time. (We had two, but they died a week before faire last year, and had to run out and buy a new one...AND sew buttons on in the car during the 10 hour drive to Shakopee!). Generally we aim for faire-friendly, not HA clothing, because its expensive,and I'd rather have fun and love what I'm wearing than match things exactly. (My personal view (and I realize its not everyone), is that if we come up with enough "new" types of renaissance clothing, it can overtake the horrid 70'ish and hip hop clothing that is currently in style!)
Current creation will be a grey/black/white woven jacquard with black velvet noble's gown, with pearl trimmings! Ack, only 2.5 weeks til i attend faire, I must get bak to sewing now!

Photos of the two of us:



P.S. I STILL can't beleive we managed to find hose that would perfectly match his garb!!! :D

Selkie

#52
No picture right now. Some day, one of these days.

NAME: Selkie, formerly Selkie Lass (on the board)
Joined RF: Former lurker. Uh, some time in 2007, I think.
Board title: Seal Fae
Sewing experience: I have a little bit of sewing under my belt, but probably just enough to get me into trouble. :P Did some with upholstery and a little with making cloth dolls, but that's about it.
Garbing experience: Been to faire a few times at the Texas Ren Faire and the Four Winds Festival but just as a paytron. I'm finally working on putting some garb together to go with my user name and it will be my first time as a playtron. A few pieces of jewelry, a sealskin (the pattern's in progress), maybe a few actual pieces of garbs (drawstring skirt, a chemise and bodice maybe). If I get further into garb making, it will probably have a fantasy slant to it.
"I am a woman upon the land, I am a seal in the sea..."

LadySeasan




NAME:  LadySeasan (formerly FunFaire86)
Joined RF:  August 2007
Board "title" :  Quote-Live Laugh Love
Participation At Faire:  Playtron at MDRF and PARF, 1 visit to AZRF
Garbing Expereience: I never thought of making my own garb, but
after my first trip to the MDRF I couldn't resist.  This board has
helped me make so much.  I am good in pirate/wench wear. Currently
working on my nobility garb.
Clan M'Crack-Season M'Crack

Alisoun



NAME: Alisoun
Joined RF: July 08
Board "title" : None/member
Participation At Faire: Playtron at PARF
Garbing Expereience: Mostly Halloween costumes since the age of 12; I made my first faire ensemble last year.
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." --William James

Acuisla

NAME:   Acuisla/Lady Anne (no picture - can't find one of me in garb, probably because I'm always the one with the camera!)
Joined RF:   Can't remember - maybe 2005 as a lurker?
Board "title" :   none - don't think I want one, either!  ;)
Participation At Faire:  Playtron at MNRF since 1997
Garbing Expereience:   I've been sewing since the age of 12, as I've always been too tall to find things that fit off the rack. My first "garb" was made in 1997 for MNRF, and I was so overwhelmed that I didn't make anything again until 2007! I suppose that's what I get for trying to make stuff from commercial patterns and having to lengthen EVERYTHING. Since that first costume (which is what it was), I've learned how to draft patterns, and have made garb for me, my best friend, and my children. Now if only I could get my spouse to agree - he looks JUST like Henry VIII!!!

ADraeger

NAME:   Amber  (am working on a persona, but need to spiff up my Scottish dialect before I jump in)
Joined RF:   Today (Oct. 1st, 2008)
Board "title" :   Don't have one. 
Participation At Faire:  Pa(y)tron involving into playtron.
Garbing Experience:  Ack.  I'm about to embark on my first sewing adventure (cloak/coat/something for warmth).  Very very nervous about it as I am one of those darned ol' perfectionists.  All the women in my family are seamstresses (some as a hobby, some as a career, some because, like me, they're broke and have to mend things), so I've been both pressured and inspired into learning the art of sewing.  Provided I can make my way through the basics.  ;D 

Kehle

#57


NAME:  Kehle (persona is called Moonshade)
Joined RF:  Oct 2008 (day of this post)
Board "title":  none
Participation at Faire:  I go to TRF
Garbing Experience:   I've made everything I wear, (except a lace skirt I bought, I don't do lace) Best experience was teaching a friend to sew. I plan to learn from more experienced people here to improve my skills and knowledge.
Lurker is just the forum word for stalker.
(now lurking in FL)

Katt

NAME:  Lady Isabel Manners Countess Rutland aka Kat
Joined RF:  Nov 2008
Board "title":
Participation At Faire:  My husband and myself own a guild called The House of Swindon. Our website: www.thehouseofswindon.com. I am the guild mistress and he is the guild master for the group. We started the group in 2004. We attend Northern Calif and Northern Nevada faires but we are head quartered in Rocklin, Calif by Sacramento.
We started doing faire over 17 years ago at Black Point and have continued ever since.

Garbing Experience:   I make mine and my daughters gowns and a few other ladies gowns as well. I make most of my husband's garb. I try to make as much as I can however I do buy things when I have no time. I make all my feather fans and most of our jewelry. It's just cheaper for me. Garbing a family can get expensive so I have learned that if we want to do this we need to figure out how to make it.

Willemyne


NAME: Meesteresse Willemyne van Nymegen (Mina from Nijmegen- South West of the Netherlands)/Michaela de Bruce
Joined RF:  today.. but I swear I used to be on the old boards at one stage...
Board "title" :  n/a
Participation At Faire:  n/a SCAdian but there is a Joust which is more like a RF in flavour and I have been once. I will probably go again this next year :)
Garbing Expereience: Much! I specialise in the dress of Cleves/Cologne of the 16thC as well as late 16thC Spanish and dabble in Spanish influenced Italian styles (such as c1600 Florentine). And Saxon and Swiss styles feature as well.